Peveril Peak
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,686 m (8,812 ft)[1]
Prominence256 m (840 ft)[2]
Parent peakMajestic Mountain (3,086 m)[2]
Isolation2.57 km (1.60 mi)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°45′24″N 118°09′01″W / 52.75667°N 118.15028°W / 52.75667; -118.15028[3]
Geography
Peveril Peak is located in Alberta
Peveril Peak
Peveril Peak
Location of Peveril Peak in Alberta
Peveril Peak is located in Canada
Peveril Peak
Peveril Peak
Peveril Peak (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangeTrident Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83D16 Jasper
Climbing
First ascent1926
Easiest routeScrambling

Peveril Peak is a 2,686-metre (8,812-foot) mountain summit located in Alberta, Canada.

Description

Peveril Peak is set within Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies. The town of Jasper is situated 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) to the north and the Continental Divide is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) to the west. The nearest higher neighbor is Terminal Mountain, 2.57 km (1.60 mi) to the north.[2] The peak is visible from the Icefields Parkway to the east.[4] Precipitation runoff from Peveril Peak drains into Portal Creek, a tributary of the Athabasca River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 850 meters (2,790 feet) above the creek in one kilometer (0.6 mile).

History

The summit was first reached in 1926 by Bradley B. Gilman and his crew, who called it "Portal Peak."[1][5] The peak was named in 1932 after Sir Walter Scott's 1823 novel Peveril of the Peak, and in turn the title refers to Peveril Castle.[1][4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted February 7, 1951, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Peveril Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

Geology

The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), "Canadian Mountain Place Names", Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 199.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Peveril Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. 1 2 "Peveril Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  4. 1 2 "Peveril Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  5. ↑ The American Alpine News Issues 176-199 (1986), American Alpine Club, p. 17.
  6. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
  7. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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